Bookmaker Top 10 | Sports Bookmaker Ranking
The internet is full of top lists of bookmakers, but they often have significant shortcomings. They either focus exclusively on providers with a German license, are poorly researched, or, even more concerning, base their ranking mainly on the amount of commission the operators receive. As a result, these lists often include bookmakers that really shouldn’t be listed there, such as 1bet, Rabona and Ditobet. This is reason enough for us to create our own top list. Our criteria for inclusion aren’t based on how much a bookmaker pays us, but on factors such as how quickly customers get paid, among others. Our main concern is customer satisfaction, not the amount of commission we might receive as operators.
We explain further below the conditions a sports bookmaker must meet to make our Top 10.
Current Top Bookmaker Ranking of the Best Sports Bookmakers
Legzo
Leon.bet
Fresh Casino
Spinbetter
Asian Connect
Twin.com
Wettenlive
Winspirit
22bit
Criteria for sports bookmakers in our bookmaker ranking
Responsible gambling: We place a high value on responsible gambling. It’s essential that players have the option to set their own limits for deposits and losses without having to contact customer service. Eight providers on our list actually offer this option. A sports bookmaker that doesn’t support this feature will never rank first with us.
Payout timeframe: The time until payout is a decisive factor. Unfortunately, it’s common practice among many bookmakers to unnecessarily delay payouts, with excuses like alleged technical issues or the need to review bets. While providers naturally have to protect themselves against fraud attempts, it’s obvious that payout delays via e-wallets or cryptocurrencies exceeding 24 hours merely serve to encourage the player to keep playing. Our listed providers process payouts to e-wallets and cryptocurrencies within a few hours and to bank accounts within a maximum of two days – and these are just the maximum values; in reality, most payouts happen even faster. Account verification is also usually completed within three hours.
Betting odds: If the odds level is too low – for example a payout ratio below 94% for major sporting events – we won’t include a bookmaker on our list, regardless of how good its betting offering is.
Available betting offering: The range of bets is also a critical point. We carefully check whether a bookmaker has a comprehensive and not overly restricted betting offering, especially compared to providers licensed in Germany.
Customer support: The quality of customer support is decisive. A provider without a live chat option is definitely a disqualifying factor for our bookmaker top list. It’s equally unacceptable if a provider simply ends the chat without resolution. We haven’t experienced such problems with the bookmakers on our list.
Betting limits: Stake limits are also important. What good is a provider that only lets you wager minimal amounts? The limits of the providers listed here range from mid three-digit to five- and even six-figure amounts.
Customer reviews: We’ve repeatedly checked the listed providers regarding payout speed. However, these positive experiences could also be based on luck. That’s why we also look at user reviews on review platforms. If the feedback is predominantly negative – aside from reviews based merely on bad luck while playing – a bookmaker we’ve otherwise had good experiences with will not be included in our list.
These criteria play no role in our bookmaker ranking
Payment methods: The variety of payment options a bookmaker offers is not decisive for our selection. It’s essential that betting enthusiasts today can choose from a wide range of deposit methods. Users who, for convenience, only want to use PayPal must settle for a limited offering with sports bookmakers licensed in Germany. A bookmaker that relies exclusively on cryptocurrencies is not a disqualifying factor for us. Crypto-based payments offer more security and speed than traditional payment methods. In addition, cryptocurrencies held in a private wallet don’t require the cumbersome source-of-funds verification that payment services like Neteller or Skrill demand. If you haven’t yet looked into crypto sports betting, you can find out more in our corresponding article.
Language support: Whether a bookmaker offers a German version of its site is also not relevant to our recommendation list. You can activate Chrome’s built-in translation feature at any time, in both its desktop and mobile versions, so you don’t need English language skills.
If you’re satisfied with our Bookmaker Top 10 and would like a Top 20, just send us an email and we’ll expand the top list if there’s demand.